Hair styling composition

ABSTRACT

A hair non-permanent styling composition comprising: i) an oligosaccharide comprising 3 to 7 sugar units in which the linkage group between the sugar units is an α1-4 link; and ii) at least one further ingredient selected from the group consisting of a suitable carrier, a styling polymer or a surfactant.

The invention relates to non-permanent hair styling compositions.

The current hair market has a wide range of styling products. A common way to retain a particular hairstyle is to apply a hairspray, cream, mousses, gel, lotions or wax. The materials in these compositions are generally film forming agents, resins, gums, and/or adhesive polymers. Good holding power is one attribute a consumer looks for in styling products, as is a natural feel to the hair.

The styling market can be classified in various sub-sets based on the desired styling effect; one such sub-set is products for straightening the hair.

A problem with straightened hair is that once the straightening process has taken place it tends to increase in volume and appear fluffy, this is especially troublesome in humid conditions.

Sugars and sugar derivatives are one class of the countless number of compounds that have been added to hair care compositions. US 2001/0022967 discloses a hair styling composition comprising an active holding polymer and a sugar.

WO2004/037217 describes heat activated durable styling compositions comprising saccharides and film forming agents.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,507,970 discloses detergent composition comprising sugar based surfactants, fatty acid and mono or oligosaccharides. The compositions of this disclosure would not be suitable for styling hair.

WO 2008/012733 discloses compositions for permanently shaping hair. The composition comprises a N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide as the active agent and a range of swelling and penetration enhancement agents including maltotriose.

The present invention has now found that some sugars can be used to straighten hair and (decrease volume) to retain this straightened style.

The present invention relates to a non-permanent hair styling composition comprising:

-   -   i) an oligosaccharide comprising 3 to 7 sugar units in which the         linkage group between the sugar units is a α1-4 link; and     -   ii) at least one further ingredient selected from the group         consisting of a suitable carrier, a styling polymer or a         surfactant.

This invention also relates to a method of non-permanently styling hair comprising the step of applying to the hair a composition as described above.

The invention further relates to the use an oligosaccharide comprising 3 to 7 sugar units wherein the linkage group between the sugar units are an α1-4 link, to style hair.

It is further preferred if the oligosaccharide comprises from 3 to 5 sugar units, particularly preferred are maltotriose and/or maltotetraose.

The oligosaccharide may be in the form of a syrup, a preferred syrup is maltotetraose syrup (G4 or G4H ex Hayashibara).

The level of disaccharides present in the total composition is from 0.05 wt % to 49 wt %, more preferably from 0.2 wt % to 5 wt %, most preferably from 0.5 wt % to 4 wt %.

In many aspects of this invention it is highly desirable if the composition comprises a styling aid.

Particularly useful as styling aids with this invention are hair styling polymers. Hair styling polymers are well known articles of commerce and many such polymers are available commercially which contain moieties which render the polymers cationic, anionic, amphoteric or nonionic in nature. The polymers may be synthetic or naturally derived.

Styling aids such as vinylic polymer are preferred, in particular block copolymers.

The amount of the hair styling polymer may range from 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.5 to 8%, more preferably 0.75 to 6% by weight based on total weight of the composition.

Examples of anionic hair styling polymers are:

copolymers of vinyl acetate and crotonic acid; terpolymers of vinyl acetate, crotonic acid and a vinyl ester of an alpha-branched saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid such as vinyl neodecanoate;

copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride (molar ratio about 1:1) wherein such copolymers are 50% esterified with a saturated alcohol containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as ethanol or butanol;

acrylic copolymers containing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid as the anionic radical-containing moiety with other monomers such as: esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid with one or more saturated alcohols having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms (such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, n-hexyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, lauryl methacrylate and behenyl acrylate); glycols having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms (such as hydroxypropyl methacrylate and hydroxyethyl acrylate); styrene; vinyl caprolactam; vinyl acetate; acrylamide; alkyl acrylamides and methacrylamides having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group (such as methacrylamide, t-butyl acrylamide and n-octyl acrylamide); and other compatible unsaturated monomers.

The polymer may also contain grafted silicone, such as polydimethylsiloxane.

Specific examples of suitable anionic hair styling polymers are:

RESYNâ 28-2930 available from National Starch (vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer);

ULTRAHOLDâ 8 available from BASF (CTFA designation Acrylates/acrylamide copolymer);

the GANTREZâES series available from ISP corporation (esterified copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride).

Other suitable anionic hair styling polymers include carboxylated polyurethanes. Carboxylated polyurethane resins are linear, hydroxyl-terminated copolymers having pendant carboxyl groups. They may be ethoxylated and/or propoxylated at least at one terminal end. The carboxyl group can be a carboxylic acid group or an ester group, wherein the alkyl moiety of the ester group contains one to three carbon atoms. The carboxylated polyurethane resin can also be a copolymer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and a polyurethane, having a CTFA designation PVP/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester. Suitable carboxylated polyurethane resins are disclosed in EP-A-0619111 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,000,955. Other suitable hydrophilic polyurethanes are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,822,238; 4,156,066; 4,156,067; 4,255,550; and 4,743,673.

Amphoteric hair styling polymers which can contain cationic groups derived from monomers such as t-butyl aminoethyl methacrylate as well as carboxyl groups derived from monomers such as acrylic acid or methacrylic acid can also be used in the present invention. One specific example of an amphoteric hair styling polymer is Amphomerâ (Octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer) sold by the National Starch and Chemical Corporation.

Examples of nonionic hair styling polymers are homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone with compatible nonionic monomers such as vinyl acetate. Nonionic polymers containing N-vinylpyrrolidone in various weight average molecular weights are available commercially from ISP Corporation—specific examples of such materials are homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone having an average molecular weight of about 630,000 sold under the name PVP K-90 and are homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone having an average molecular weight of about 1,000,000 sold under the name of PVP K-120.

Other suitable nonionic hair styling polymers are cross-linked silicone resins or gums. Specific examples include rigid silicone polymers such as those described in EP-A-0240350 and cross-linked silicone gums such as those described in WO 96/31188.

Examples of cationic hair styling polymers are copolymers of amino-functional acrylate monomers such as lower alkyl aminoalkyl acrylate, or methacrylate monomers such as dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, with compatible monomers such as N-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl caprolactam, alkyl methacrylates (such as methyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate) and alkyl acrylates (such as ethyl acrylate and n-butyl acrylate).

Specific examples of suitable cationic hair styling polymers are:

copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, available from ISP Corporation as Copolymer 845, Copolymer 937 and Copolymer 958;

copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminopropylacrylamide or methacrylamide, available from ISP Corporation as Stylezea CC10;

copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidine and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate;

copolymers of vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate;

Polyquaternium-4 (a copolymer of diallyldimonium chloride and hydroxyethylcellulose);

Polyquaternium-11 (formed by the reaction of diethyl sulphate and a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and dimethyl aminoethylmethacrylate), available from ISP as Gafquatâ 734, 755 and 755N, and from BASF as Luviquatâ PQ11;

Polyquaternium-16 (formed from methylvinylimidazolium chloride and vinylpyrrolidone), available from BASF as Luviquatâ FC 370, FC 550, FC 905 and HM-552;

Polyquaternium-46 (prepared by the reaction of vinylcaprolactam and vinylpyrrolidone with methylvinylimidazolium methosulphate), available from BASF as LuviquatâHold.

Examples of suitable naturally-derived hair styling polymers include shellac, alginates, gelatins, pectins, cellulose derivatives and chitosan or salts and derivatives thereof. Commercially available examples include Kytamerâ (ex Amerchol) and Amazeâ (ex National Starch).

Also suitable for use as optional components in the compositions of the invention are the ionic copolymers described in WO 93/03703, the polysiloxane-grafted polymers disclosed in WO 93/23446, the silicone-containing polycarboxylic acid copolymers described in WO 95/00106 or WO 95/32703, the thermoplastic elastomeric copolymers described in WO 95/01383, WO 95/06078, WO 95/06079 and WO 95/01384, the silicone grafted adhesive polymers disclosed in WO 95/04518 or WO 95/05800, the silicone macro-grafted copolymers taught in WO 96/21417, the silicone macromers of WO 96/32918, the adhesive polymers of WO 98/48770 or WO 98/48771 or WO 98/48772 or WO 98/48776, the graft polymers of WO 98/51261 and the grafted copolymers described in WO 98/51755.

With certain of the above-described polymers it may be necessary to neutralise some acidic groups to promote solubility/dispersibility. Examples of suitable neutralising agents include 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (AMPD); 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (AEPD); 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP); 2-amino-1-butanol (AB); monoethanolamine (MEA); diethanolamine (DEA); triethanolamine (TEA); monoisopropanolamine (MIPA); diisopropanol-amine (DIPA); triisopropanolamine (TIPA); and dimethyl stearamine (DMS). A long chain amine neutralising agent such as stearamidopropyl dimethylamine or lauramidopropyl dimethylamine may be employed, as is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,874,604. Also suitable are inorganic neutralisers, examples of which include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and borax. Mixtures of any of the above neutralising agents may be used. Amounts of the neutralising agents will range from about 0.001 to about 10% by weight of the total composition.

Compositions of the present invention are formulated into hair care compositions with hair styling claims. The compositions are preferably used to non-permanently style human hair and, more preferably, they are packaged and labeled as such. The term non-permanently mean that during the styling process the inter cystine-disulphide bonds are not broken. This means that there are no reductive agents in the hair care composition.

It is preferred if the products are left on hair after application and not immediately washed off (within 1 hour of application). Such products are known as leave in compositions.

Preferred product forms are leave on formulations such as mousses, sprays and aerosols.

Alternative styling forms include gels, waxes and creams.

Such styling products frequently include a carrier and further additional components. The carriers and additional components required to formulate such products vary with product type and can be routinely chosen by one skilled in the art. The following is a description of some of these carriers and additional components.

Hair care compositions of the present invention can comprise a carrier, or a mixture of such carriers, which are suitable for application to the hair. The carriers are present at from about 0.5% to about 99.5%, preferably from about 5.0% to about 99.5%, more preferably from about 10.0% to about 98.0%, of the composition. As used herein, the phrase “suitable for application to hair” means that the carrier does not damage or negatively affect the aesthetics of hair or cause irritation to the underlying skin.

Compositions according to the invention comprise a buffer or pH adjuster. Preferred buffers or pH adjusters include weak acids and bases such glycine/sodium hydroxide, citric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, acetic salt and salts thereof. Frequently a mixture of buffering system is used such as sodium citrate and citric acid.

Carriers suitable for use with hair care compositions of the present invention include, for example, those used in the formulation of hair sprays, mousses, tonics, waters, creams gels, shampoos, conditioners, and rinses. The choice of appropriate carrier will depend on the particular product to be formulated. The carriers used herein can include a wide range of components conventionally used in hair care compositions. The carriers can contain a solvent to dissolve or disperse the styling compound being used, with water, the C₁-C₆ alcohols, lower alkyl acetate and mixtures thereof being preferred. The carriers can also contain a wide variety of additional materials such as acetone, hydrocarbons (such as isobutane, hexane, decene), halogenated hydrocarbons (such as Freons) and volatile silicones such as cyclomethicone.

When the hair care composition is a hair spray, tonic, gel, or mousse the preferred solvents include water, ethanol, volatile silicone derivatives, and mixtures thereof. The solvents used in such mixtures may be miscible or immiscible with each other. Mousses and aerosol hair sprays can also utilise any of the conventional propellants to deliver the material as a foam (in the case of a mousse) or as a fine, uniform spray (in the case of an aerosol hair spray). Examples of suitable propellants include materials such as trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, difluoroethane, dimethylether, propane, n-butane or isobutane. A tonic or hair spray product having a low viscosity may also utilise an emulsifying agent. Examples of suitable emulsifying agents include nonionic, cationic, anionic surfactants, or mixtures thereof. If such an emulsifying agent is used, it is preferably present at a level of from about 0.01% to about 7.5% by weight based on total weight of the composition. The level of propellant can be adjusted as desired but is generally from about 3% to about 30% by weight based on total weight for mousse compositions and from about 15% to about 50% by weight based on total weight for aerosol hair spray compositions.

Hair styling waxes, creams or gels also typically contain a structurant or thickener, typically in an amount of from 0.01% to 10% by weight.

Suitable spray containers are well known in the art and include conventional, non-aerosol pump sprays i.e., “atomisers”, aerosol containers or cans having propellant, as described above, and also pump aerosol containers utilising compressed air as the propellant.

The formulation may include conditioning materials such as surfactants, cationic conditioners suitable for hair, quaternary silicone polymers, silicone based conditioners and their emulsions, and amino functional silicones and their emulsions.

Further general ingredients suitable for all product forms include, sun-screening agents, anti-dandruff actives, carboxylic acid polymer thickeners for hair shampoo and conditioner compositions and emulsifiers for emulsifying the various carrier components of the compositions of the invention.

The compositions of the present invention may also contain adjuncts suitable for hair care. Generally such ingredients are included individually at a level of up to 2, preferably up to 1 wt % of the total composition. Suitable hair care adjuncts, include amino acids, sugars and ceramides.

The method of the invention comprises applying compositions of the invention preferably followed by a heating step to a temperature above 50° C., more preferably above 100° C., more preferably above 180° C.

The following non-limiting Examples further illustrate the preferred embodiments of the invention. All percentages referred to in the examples and throughout this specification are by weight based on total weight unless otherwise indicated.

EXAMPLES

Hair switches used were dark brown European wavy Hair (waviness number 6).

Experiment 1:

Experiment 1: Dark brown European wavy switches of length 26 cm long and weight 2 gms, were soaked in 2% aqueous sugar solutions and styled straight when wet using a comb. They were left to dry at 20° C. and 50% RH. When dry the switches were combed 10 times and pictures taken. The volume and feret length of the switches shows the straightening benefit of the sugars. All the numbers are an average between 2 and 6 experiments.

Example Volume in mm{circumflex over ( )}2 A water (no sugar) 13347 B Glucose 12335 1 maltotriose 8322 2 maltotetraose 7468 3 G4 9487 4 G4 H 10261 5 Hallodex 11067

From the table it can be seen that Examples of the invention gave straightening and volume down benefits compared with the comparative examples.

It should be noted that Hallodex is maltosyltrehalose (the linkages between the sugar groups are not all α1-4 linkages).

Experiment 2

The combing cream formulation details are given below:

Example Example Example Trade Name Chemical (INCI) Name Supplier 7 8 D Fibre G4 syrup Hayashibara 2 5 0 Active Brij 72 Steareth-2 Uniqema 0.18 0.18 0.18 Myrj 52S PEG-40 Steareth-2 Uniqema 0.45 0.45 0.45 Hydrenol Cetearyl Alcohol Cognis 1.50 1.50 1.50 MY Tinovis CD Sodium Acrylates Ciba 0.80 0.80 0.80 Copolymer, Mineral oil, PPG-1 Trideceth-6 DC 7134 Dimethyl Dow 0.740 0.740 0.740 methylaminoethyllamine Corning isobutyl siloxane DC 1788 Dimethiconol/Dimethiconol/ Dow 0.800 0.800 0.800 Silsesquioxane Corning Copolymer Estol 1517 Isopropyl Palmitate Croda 1.00 1.00 1.00 Glycerine Glycerine BDH 2.00 2.00 2.00 Water Water and minors To 100% To 100% To 100%

Dark brown European wavy hair switches of length 26 cm and weight 2 gms, were treated with 0.1 g of combing cream. The switches were left to dry at 20° C. and 50% RH. When dry the switches were combed 10 times and pictures taken and the volume and feret measured. All the numbers are an average of between 2 and 6 experiments.

Example Volume mm{circumflex over ( )}2 D 12100 7 10274 8 8504 Experiment 3:

In this experiment the hair switches were straightened with hot irons. Straightening and anti-humidity benefits were seen. The table below gives the final volume of 0.5 gms of 2% maltotriose aqueous solutions pump sprayed on switches, ironed 5 times and after 3 hours at 80% RH and 30° C.

Example % sugar Final Volume in mm{circumflex over ( )}2 E 0% (water) 15714 9 2% maltotriose 10696

Maltotriose show substantial anti-humidity benefits

Experiment 4:

Maltotriose was delivered in a mousse formulation.

The mousse formulation given below:

Example Example Trade name Supplier INCI List F % w/w 10 % w/w Water — to 100 to 100 Genamin Clariant Behentrimonium 0.33 0.33 KDMP chloride Cetyl Helene Cetyl Alcohol 0.32 0.32 Alcohol Curtis Glydant Lonza DMDM Hydantoin 0.5 0.5 plus UK Ltd Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Stearyl Helene Stearyl 0.32 0.32 Alcohol Curtis Alcohol Emalex 710 Ikeda Laureth 10 1 1 Corporation Isopropyl Cognis Isopropyl 2 2 Myristrate Myristate maltotriose 0 2 AP 40 Harp Butane/ 8 8 International Propane/ Isobutane

The volumes given are for 0.5 gm of product applied to European wavey hair (described above). The switches were straightened with hot irons.

The table below gives the final volume of maltotriose dosed switches after 1.5 hrs at 80% RH and 30° C.

Example % maltotriose Final Volume in mm{circumflex over ( )}2 F 0% 11943 10 2% 7066 

1. A method to straighten hair comprising the step of applying to hair a non-permanent styling composition consisting of: i) 0.2 to 5 wt % of sugar, wherein the sugar is maltotriose or maltotetraose.
 2. A method according to claim 1 in which the non-permanent styling composition is a mousse or spray.
 3. A method according to claim 2 in which the non-permanent styling composition comprises a hydrocarbon based propellant.
 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the non-permanent styling composition is a cream, gel or wax.
 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the non-permanent styling composition is a leave in composition.
 6. A method according to claim 1 in which the hair is heated to a temperature above 50° C. 